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A recent leak has shed some light on upcoming AMD motherboards and CPUs. Besides confirming the rumours that AMD would skip the 700-series naming for its next-generation motherboards, it also showed the initial line-up of Ryzen 9000 series processors. The Gigabyte presentation shared by @wxnod shows that the Gigabyte X870 Aorus …

Recently, new information has emerged regarding upcoming Gigabyte motherboards, as revealed by the regulatory office of the Eurasian Economic Commission (EEC). Gigabyte appears to be working on updates for both the AMD X670/B650 and the Intel Z790 platform. Gigabyte had previously released a BIOS update for its Intel 600/700 motherboards …

It seems like ASUS isn't the only one having issues with their BIOS firmware on AMD AM5 motherboards. Gigabyte is also being criticised for not fixing the SoC voltage issue on its AM5 motherboards with its latest BIOS. After reports of exploding CPUs, AMD identified the issue and requested motherboard …

Similar to the ASRock Intel 700-series motherboard line-up, the vendor's AMD 600-series motherboard range has also leaked, including upcoming X670E and B650 models.  VideoCardz was the first to share ASRock's AMD 600-series motherboard line-up, which, surprisingly, didn't include any X670 motherboards. However, the leak does include five X670E models – Taichi, Taichi …

If you own a modern Intel or AMD-based ASRock motherboard and have thought about upgrading the wireless connectivity, there is now a way to do it. ASRock has recently introduced AMD and Intel Wi-Fi 6E upgrade kits, allowing users to benefit from faster WiFi and Bluetooth 5.2. These upgrade kits …

Besides Gigabyte, it looks like Asus is also working on new fanless X570 motherboards. New ROG Crosshair and ROG Strix fanless X570 motherboards are expected some time during Q3 2021.  When the first X570S motherboards were spotted, there were two major claims about them. Some thought they were linked to …

The MSRP of Asus graphics cards and motherboards have increased due to the increasing costs of production and shipping. Not all graphics cards and motherboards have been a target of this increase, but as we move into the first quarter of the year, more products could see similar price bumps. …

AMD's Ryzen PRO desktop processors were released earlier this week and not long after, MSI announced that its 500-series motherboards support the new CPUs from AMD. In a recent announcement, MSI said that “of course, MSI 500-series motherboards including X570 and B550 platform are perfectly compatible for the Ryzen PRO …

Galax, the company that is best known for its range of PC graphics cards has announced a new range of Intel LGA1200 and AMD AM4 motherboards this week, with the whole line up having an entry-level look to them. The new series of Intel LGA1200 and AMD AM4 motherboards announced …

GIGABYTE's AORUS products are usually equipped with the latest technology and aimed towards gamers – with the company's upcoming Z490 motherboards being no exception. The lineup is reported to come with forwards-compatibility for PCIe 4.0. Based on reports from VideoCardz, GIGABYTE's AORUS Z490 lineup will consist of 14 different boards that …

During the next few weeks, MSI will be running a promotion that offers customers cashback on purchases of participating AMD motherboards, AMD Ryzen CPUs and/or MSI PC cases. Depending on the combination of components purchased, customers will be eligible for up to £86 cashback via a refund process. Customers who …

If you've been planning on making the jump to Intel's Skylake platform or even the X99 chipset, then chances are you're planning to spend a fair bit on a new motherboard. Fortunately, right now MSI is running a cashback promotion, which should help lessen the burden on your wallet when …

Asustek Computer and Gigabyte Technology managed to remain the world’s largest suppliers of branded motherboards in the first quarter of 2015, a media report claims. Gigabyte even managed tom outsell Asus by a small margin. Unfortunately, neither of large makers of mainboards will likely hit their shipments targets this year. …

Intel's upcoming Skylake-S 14nm  CPUs are set to replace Intel's Haswell refresh line some time next year, bringing with it a new socket, chipset and motherboards. The new socket is called LGA 1151 and has just one pin more than Haswell, Intel's current generation architecture. The new CPU will support …

Gigabyte has just launched its new motherboard lineup, based on the X99 chipset for Intel's new Core i7 Extreme Edition CPUs. The new range comes in three categories, G.1 Gaming, SOC overclocking and the company's signature “Ultra Durable” model. “Given this incredibly powerful platform from Intel, GIGABYTE wanted to make …

Asustek Computer has revealed some additional details regarding its product development cycles and decision making process. Apparently, it takes at least nine months to develop and build a new mainboard for a new microprocessor. Actual mass production of new motherboards starts only about a month before launch. “[We start planning] …